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Alumni of Distinction

Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ has a long tradition of graduates who have been trailblazers and leaders in the law and society. Throughout the history of the Law School, they have served as mentors to our students and to their fellow alumni, sharing crucial career guidance and helping them to flourish in their fields. Below are some of our outstanding alumni of distinction. We invite you to also visit our Black History Month and Women's History Month pages.

Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Trailblazers


First African-American Assistant District Attorney of New York City


First female Federal Communications Commissioner 


First African-American judge appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York


First African-American Manhattan borough president and founder of the media giant Inner City Broadcasting Corporation


First U.S. congressman of Puerto Rican origin


First Asian-American woman judge in New York State


First African-American Mayor of New York City

Alumni Leaders:

I. Leo Glasser '48
U.S. District Court Judge of the Eastern District of New York and former dean of the Law School


Judge of the US District Court, Eastern District of New York


Veteran broadcast journalist

Peter Tom '75
New York State Supreme Court Associate Justice, Appellate Division, 1st Department


Vice President of Human Resources and Legal at Lee Enterprises Inc


First Deputy Commissioner, NYC Police Department, (Ret.)


Senior Vice President of The Boeing Company, (Ret.) and Vice Chair, Board of Trustees, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Kevin Nathaniel Fox '81
Magistrate Judge of the US District Court, Southern District of New York.


Vice President and General Counsel of Goya Foods, Inc.


Director of Diversity for the Philadelphia Bar Association.


Judge of the US District Court, Southern District of New York


Senior Recovery Coordination and Policy Advisor at FEMA

Ramon E. Reyes, Jr. '92
Magistrate Judge of the US District Court, Eastern District of New York; Member of Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees

Meeka Jun Bondy '94
Senior Vice President, Legal Affairs at HBO


Senior Legislative Counsel at United States Senate


Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Univision Communications Inc


Executive Vice President – Public Policy at MasterCard Worldwide

Stanley Wilcox '98
Vice President of regulatory affairs, NCAA

Nicole George-Middleton '01
Senior Vice President of Membership for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers

Hannah Cao ‘03
General Counsel, Silk Road Fund (China)

Frederick E. Curry III '03
Partner at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP; Member of the Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees 

Nicole Wyskoarko '04
Executive Vice President of Urban Operations at Interscope Geffen A&M Records


CNN Political Commentator and the host of "Inside City Hall," a nightly political show on NY1


Associate at Jones Day, Washington, D.C., and a former Law Clerk to Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the U.S. Supreme Court

Anne del Castillo '11
Chief Operating Officer /General Counsel for the New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment


Executive Director of Tourism, Empire State Development, formerly Executive Director of Empire State Pride Agenda